Le Méridien New Orleans

Le Méridien New Orleans is a 23-story high-rise building in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. The building rises 279 feet (85 m).

Le Méridien New Orleans
General information
TypeHotel
Location333 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates29.948863°N 90.066614°W / 29.948863; -90.066614
Construction started1982
Completed1984
Opening1984
OwnerStonebridge Companies & Walton Street Capital
Height
Roof279 ft (85 m)
Technical details
Floor count23
Design and construction
ArchitectDMJM, Eskew + Architects

The hotel was completed in 1984 as the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza[1] to accommodate crowds attending the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. It became the Four Points by Sheraton Downtown in the late 1990s and then the W New Orleans Hotel in 2000.[2] In April 2013 it was sold to Chesapeake Lodging Trust for $65 million.[3] On July 15, 2014, the hotel was given the temporary name Hotel New Orleans Downtown while it underwent a $29 million renovation.[4] It became the Le Méridien New Orleans on December 15, 2014.[5][6] In 2019, Park Hotels & Resorts, which had acquired Chesapeake Lodging Trust, sold the hotel to Stonebridge Companies and Walton Street Capital for $84 million.[7][8]

Le Méridien New Orleans is currently tied with Charity Hospital as the 29th-tallest building in the city. It also stands as the 8th-tallest hotel in New Orleans. The architectural firm who designed the building was DMJM. The structure is an example of modern architecture.

The building houses a 4-star Le Méridien with 423 guest rooms.

See also

References
  1. Communications, Emmis (1 August 1984). "Texas Monthly". Emmis Communications. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  2. Johnson, Richard L. "The Former Hotel De La Poste and Four Points Sheraton in New Orleans Complete Conversion to W Hotels / April 2000". Hotel-online.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. "Chesapeake to Convert W Orleans to Le Meridien Brand". Hotelnewsresource.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. "New Orleans Hotels | Luxury New Orleans Hotels | Le Méridien New Orleans". Lemeridienneworleanshotel.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  5. "Former W Hotel Converts to Le Méridien New Orleans Winter 2014". Hotelnewsresource.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. "Downtown New Orleans Hotels - Le Méridien New Orleans". Le Méridien New Orleans - Official Website - Best Rates, Guaranteed. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. Anthony McAuley (January 8, 2020). "Le Meridien New Orleans sold by Park Resorts for $84M to consortium". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  8. "Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. announces the sale of the Le Meridien New Orleans" (Press release). Park Hotels & Resorts. December 23, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-18.


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